--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wb4fee Site location: 34.8079 North / 82.2632 West (34° 48' 28" N / 82° 15' 47" W) Ground elevation: 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 925.51 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 32.41 feet Distance to w4jwa: 4.50 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 177.47 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.0642 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0608 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to wb4fee: 4.50 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 357.47 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.0009 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1063 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between wb4fee and w4jwa: Free space path loss: 92.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.93 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.95 dB Field strength at w4jwa: 53.09 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 120.79 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 147.93 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jwa and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7597 N, 82.2606 W, 1.16 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 37.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 1992.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 744.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.